US Congress House Bill 1536 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-6-1)
Status: Introduced on March 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

SHIELD Act of 2017 Strengthening Homeland Security, Intelligence, and Essential Law Enforcement Departments Act of 2017 This bill requires, in the event that the U.S. public debt limit is reached, priority payment of the pay and allowances of: (1) members of the Armed Forces, including reserves, who perform active service; and (2) critical law enforcement officers employed by federal agencies. This bill requires the Department of the Treasury, during a period of lapsed appropriations for the Armed Forces or federal agencies employing critical law enforcement officers, to make available necessary amounts to continue such pay and allowances.

SHIELD Act of 2017 Strengthening Homeland Security, Intelligence, and Essential Law Enforcement Departments Act of 2017

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]
Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Ruben Kihuen [D-NV]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]
Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. John Faso [R-NY]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Drew Ferguson [R-GA]	Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]
Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2017-03-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-03-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
2017-03-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-15	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1536/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1536/BILLS-115hr1536ih.pdf